Epidemiology of amebiasis in a region of high incidence of amebic liver abscess in central Vietnam

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 578-583

  Blessmann, Joerg ^a   Van, Linh Pham ^a   Nu, Phuong Anh Ton ^a   Thi, Hao Duong ^a   Muller Myhsok, Bertram ^a   Buss, Heidrun ^a   Tannich, Egbert ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

AGE; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; LIVER AMEBIASIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIET NAM;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036562623     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.578     Document Type: Article

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